LEDs & OLEDs

Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 01, 2010
Philips Lumileds Increases Performanceof the LUXEON Rebel Color LED Portfolio
Philips Lumileds announced today that it has increased the light output specifications and top performance bins for virtually every color of LUXEON Rebel LED manufactured. In addition, significantly lower forward voltage for red and red-orange emitters results in very high efficacy LEDs which is critical as lighting engineers strive to reduce luminaire energy consumption. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 06, 2010
Avago Technologies Introduces High-Brightness Surface-Mount LEDs in Tiny PLCC-6 Packages at CEATEC Japan 2010
Avago Technologies Introduces High-Brightness Surface-Mount LEDs in Tiny PLCC-6 Packages at CEATEC Japan 2010 Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced a new family of high-brightness LEDs in ultra-small packages at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) Japan 2010. The new ASMT-YTx2 tricolor surface-mount devices are available in 3.4- by 2.8- by 1.8-mm Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)-6 packages. The small footprint, high-brightness performance and robust contrast ratio of the devices all address demand for improved screen resolution in video screens and advertising signs used in transit malls, airports, stadium scoreboards and more, and also target gaming machines and decorative lighting. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 08, 2010
Philips Lumileds Expands its LUXEON Rebel White LED Portfolio and Increases Light Output
Philips Lumileds Expands its LUXEON Rebel White LED Portfolio and Increases Light Output Philips Lumileds announced today that it has added a new 4000K CCT ANSI binned part to its award winning LUXEON Rebel product portfolio and raised the top flux bin for its cool and neutral white LUXEON Rebel by 20%. The new part delivers improved color rendering and tight binning to simplify luminaire designers’ engineering efforts. In addition, flux bin increases for cool and neutral white LUXEON Rebel parts to a minimum 120 lumen flux bin at 350 mA demonstrates continued flux and efficacy improvements that are part of the company’s technology development path. Coupled with the recent introduction of LUXEON Rebel ES, Philips Lumileds LEDs provide high performance options for a wide variety of applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 20, 2010
OSLON Black Series: Bright and Reliable
OSLON Black Series: Bright and Reliable OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has added the OSLON Black Series to its successful OSLON family. The first member of the new series has a metal lead frame, a compact package and a tried and tested lens design. The LED can be used wherever there are large fluctuations in temperature and a large amount of light is needed from a small area. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 28, 2010
OSRAM LED With New Beam Characteristics For More Efficient Luminaires
OSRAM LED With New Beam Characteristics For More Efficient Luminaires LED luminaires can now be made simpler and more efficient thanks to the new 150° beam angle of the OSRAM OSLON SSL 150. Retrofit and downlight designs in particular, will benefit from the even distribution of light from the new OSLON SSL 150, which allows designers to better manage the light in external reflectors. Additionally OSLON’s small footprint can simplify the design of lamps and luminaires and facilitate low profile designs. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 03, 2010
High Power Point Source White LED NVSx219A
High Power Point Source White LED NVSx219A Nichia announces the release of a new line of high power point source white LEDs that drives the cutting edge technology of power LEDs to a new level. Code named under Nichia part number “NVSx219A”, or “Nichia 219“, this line of high intensity point source LEDs offers unprecedented luminous efficacy, source brightness, a compact footprint, and superior color quality. It enables interior and exterior general illumination applications where directional, volumetric lighting is desired. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 04, 2010
High-Efficiency Mirror Type LED from Alpha-One
High-Efficiency Mirror Type LED from Alpha-One Alpha One Electronics (Japan) successfully developed small and compact LED in various peak-wavelength with extremely high output intensity by using special packaging technology. Due to the excellent beam-light with high intensity, this model can be used for light source in different tasks such as security system, blood instruments, medical analyzer, optical data transmission system, and so forth. As to visible light, Red LED (625nm) realizes 25cd, Green LED (530nm): 90cd, Blue LED (470nm): 20cd at IF=20mA. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 04, 2010
Ultra Small Tricolor Chip-type LED (HSMF-C118) from Avago
Ultra Small Tricolor Chip-type LED (HSMF-C118) from Avago The HSMF-C118 tricolor chip-type LED is designed in an ultra small package for miniaturization. It is the first of its kind to achieve such small packaging for 3 dies. With the freedom to have any combination of colors from mixing of the 3 primary colors, this will yield a wide variety of colors to suit every application and product theme. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 04, 2010
OSTAR Lighting Plus – Powerful, Efficient and Surface Mountable - To be Presented at electronica 2010
OSTAR Lighting Plus – Powerful, Efficient and Surface Mountable - To be Presented at electronica 2010 OSTAR Lighting Plus is the new power pack from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, providing a large amount of light from a small area and putting its predecessors firmly in the shade in terms of efficiency. With its impressive brightness and color stability this high-power LED can be used without any problems in retrofits for incandescent lamps or halogen lamps. It contains four chips fabricated in state-of-the-art UX:3 chip technology and emits either cold white or warm white light. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 09, 2010
TOPLED Compact 4520 Extends the TOPLED Range
TOPLED Compact 4520 Extends the TOPLED Range Super flat displays are now possible thanks to the new TOPLED Compact 4520 from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. This LED is one of the smallest for screen backlighting and is the first LED for this application to have a UX:3 chip. It is therefore ideal for pulse mode, can be loaded with a very high current and helps produce razor sharp pictures. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 09, 2010
Everlight Introduces the New Yi LED Lighting Series and New Hong LED Series
Everlight Introduces the New Yi LED Lighting Series and New Hong LED Series Everlight Electronics again expands the Lighting Series component portfolio and introduces the “Yi” Series – a high power, high brightness and economic (superb $/lm) LED family with 5W power consumption in a compact ceramic package. The Hong Series-HNB503 is offering Smaller Packaging and Multiple Colors for Advanced Outdoor Signage Applications Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 12, 2010
Cree’s New Lighting-Class LEDs Shatter Industry Performance Standards
Cree’s New Lighting-Class LEDs Shatter Industry Performance Standards Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of the industry’s brightest, highest-performance lighting-class LEDs. With breakthrough light output and efficacy, Cree XLamp® XM-L LEDs are designed for very-high-lumen applications, such as high-bay or roadway lighting. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 12, 2010
Avago Technologies Adds Cyan 1-Watt LEDs with High Light Output to High-Power Portfolio
Avago Technologies Adds Cyan 1-Watt LEDs with High Light Output to High-Power Portfolio Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced cyan-colored high-power LEDs optimized for traffic signals, here at the Electronica 2010 trade fair. The new ASMT-JC11 and ASMT-AC00 1-Watt LEDs offer high lumens output and high energy efficiency in robust, small footprint packages that boost design flexibility. This combination of features is ideal for traffic signals, and the devices also effectively address sign backlighting and architectural, commercial and decorative lighting applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 26, 2010
ASELight STAR to Replace Discontinued OSRAM OSTAR
ASELight STAR to Replace Discontinued OSRAM OSTAR At Electronica 2010 in Munich Asetronics introduced the ASELight STAR, a replacement product for OSRAM OSTAR Lighting. The successor product has been developed in collaboration with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors on the proven basis of the previous LED and will be produced and sold exclusively by Asetronics. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 30, 2010
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Released LM-80 Reports for Two Product Families
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Released LM-80 Reports for Two Product Families For LED lamp, light engine and luminaire manufacturers to receive an Energy Star certificate for their products, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that the LEDs used in these products must comply with the LM-80 (Lumen Maintenance) test requirements. LM-80 test reports provide evidence that the LED component can be assessed and compared across all LED manufacturers. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is one of the first to have successfully met the criteria of the LM-80 test requirements with two very different product families – OSLON SSL and Golden DRAGON Plus. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Dec 03, 2010
New Bridgelux Pre-Wired LED Arrays Further Simplify Design Integration
New Bridgelux Pre-Wired LED Arrays Further Simplify Design Integration Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, is further simplifying the LED light source integration process for luminaire manufacturers with the introduction of new wiring options for its rectangular ES and RS Array Series solid state light sources. This option further enhances the plug and play simplicity delivered by these arrays, helping to facilitate quick design cycles and ease system-level integration challenges for Bridgelux customers. Read more »
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